Sadly, I can not see myself enjoying this. As someone who has been welcomed into D&D through friends, it is much more enjoyable to sit over a discord call and roleplay in a one-shot then play this.

I try not to let game journalists or even fans of the game get my hopes down but damn do I feel let down big time.
A lot goes into making a game, and I do believe they will fix some things, however this is kind of unacceptable for the price point. $40 for this? And not only that if you want to see how broken things are go ahead and look below.

Right off the bat, I hit many problems and bugs within my near hour of play.
-AI standing on nothing only to be killed by a ranged attack. (Goblins can't just do that, can they?)
-Playing solo, your character just monologues to themselves boasting about what is too come; this is corny/unrealistic.
-Playing with others, connectivity was spotty at best, but within my first mission the difficulty was bumped up 1 peg...
just 1...the AI proceeded to lock us in a corner until we died from constant barrages or DOT from the environment.
-FPS drops when fighting random 2-3 goblins at a time, also camera locked up on me (couldn't look left or right) Death was the only fix.
-Beware of your short rests, they come with a cost...want sweet loot rarity? or would you like to start from the beginning over and over and over again, the choice is yours...ugh.

I feel bad for those who looked forward to this because I know I did. This game has no love in it. It has story thats been around since 1988, and the setting just may be the only take away from this game.

Sadly, I can not see myself enjoying this. As someone who has been welcomed into D&D through friends, it is much more enjoyable to sit over a discord call and roleplay in a one-shot then play this. I try not to let game journalists or even fans of the game get my hopes down but damn do I feel let down big time. A lot goes into making a game, and I do believe they will fix some things, however this is kind of unacceptable for the price point. $40 for this? And not only that if you want to see how broken things are go ahead and look below. Right off the bat, I hit many problems and bugs within my near hour of play. -AI standing on nothing only to be killed by a ranged attack. (Goblins can't just do that, can they?) -Playing solo, your character just monologues to themselves boasting about what is too come; this is corny/unrealistic. -Playing with others, connectivity was spotty at best, but within my first mission the difficulty was bumped up 1 peg... just 1...the AI proceeded to lock us in a corner until we died from constant barrages or DOT from the environment. -FPS drops when fighting random 2-3 goblins at a time, also camera locked up on me (couldn't look left or right) Death was the only fix. -Beware of your short rests, they come with a cost...want sweet loot rarity? or would you like to start from the beginning over and over and over again, the choice is yours...ugh. I feel bad for those who looked forward to this because I know I did. This game has no love in it. It has story thats been around since 1988, and the setting just may be the only take away from this game.